Local communities resisted health workers, believing thatvaccines and treatments were part of a plot to harm or sterilize them
Fact check: Information true Many fears and lots of mistrust raised with the "invasion by foreigners dressed in what looked like spacesuits, who took people to hospitals or barricaded tent-like wards from which few returned" (World Health Organization, 2015) Problem: biased, implements feelings onto others
The lack of trust between communities and the governmentcreated significant barriers to implementing quarantine measures and vaccination campaigns
fact check: information true " The mistrust was particularly worsened when burials were sometimes implemented without relatives’ consent." (Manguvo & Mafuvadze, 2015) Problem: potentially wrong citation Manguvo, A., & Mafuvadze, B. (2015). The impact of traditional and religious practices on the spread of Ebola in West Africa: time for a strategic shift. The Pan African medical journal, 22 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), 9. https://doi.org/10.11694/pamj.supp.2015.22.1.6190
Smith, 2015).
Fact check: citation placed correctly Problem: Fake source Smith, L. (2015). Barriers to disease prevention in Nigeria. African Medical Review, 14(2), 12–24. does not exist, and has been created by AI
These spiritual leaders oftenperformed cleansing rituals, which inadvertently spread the virus further
Fact check: Information is true "Many surges in new cases have been traced to contact with a traditional healer or herbalist or attendance at their funerals." (World Health Organization, 2015). Problem: Citation is missing